Perez-Cortez
Perez-Cortez v. Mukasey
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order af- *332 fii’ming the pretermission of petitioner’s application for cancellation of removal.
The BIA found petitioner ineligible for cancellation of removal because his conviction under California Penal Code § 273.5(a) was for a crime of domestic violence under 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(E)®.
Petitioner does not dispute that he has been convicted under California Penal Code § 273.5(a) for willful infliction of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, or that his conviction constitutes a crime of domestic violence under 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(E)®. Further, because petitioner’s conviction for a crime of domestic violence rendered him ineligible for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(C), the BIA did not need to reach the issue of whether petitioner could establish good moral character or continuous physical presence for purposes of cancellation of removal. Cf. Gonzalez-Gonzalez v. Ashcroft, 390 F.3d 649, 653 (9th Cir.2004). Accordingly, respondent’s motion for summary disposition is granted.